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Computer languages of the future will be more concerned with goals and less with procedures specified by the programmer.
Marvin Minsky
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Marvin Minsky
Age: 88 †
Born: 1927
Born: August 9
Died: 2016
Died: January 24
Artificial Intelligence Researcher
Computer Scientist
Mathematician
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University Teacher
New York City
New York
Marvin Lee Minsky
Marvin L. Minsky
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